Dartmouth College
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While many students live off campus for a term or two, especially during Sophomore Summer, there’s no mass exodus from the dorms come junior fall like at many other schools. The choices in off-campus housing are limited—students can take their pick of one of the many small apartments adjacent to campus or a rental home somewhere in residential Hanover. Most off-campus living situations are within walking distance of campus, although in the dead of winter it might be a good idea to have your car deiced and ready for the morning commute to class.

Off-campus housing varies widely in terms of price and quality. In many cases, you’ll be lucky to find anything on the open market that closely rivals the package deal—value, convenience, and amenities—you get living on campus. Plus, campus enforcement policies on things like room parties and pregaming is just lax enough that you’ll probably be able to squeak by under the radar until you turn 21. But, more than anything else, it’s a desire for a more independent, adult-like lifestyle that ultimately motivates students to seek off-campus housing for their senior year. For many students, the main appeal of off-campus housing is the chance to spend quality time with close friends in a more intimate setting after true friendships have been firmly established and the campus social scene has lost some of its meretricious luster.

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Off-Campus Housing at Dartmouth College

hwi000

Liberal Arts and Humanities '12

3.5

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Not Too Bad

Dartmouth has a website where all the listings of available off campus apartments are. The closer you are to campus, the more the apartments seem like dungeons, but the farther you go and the better the deal.

Dec 24, 2011

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Off-Campus Housing at Dartmouth College

lolcatz

History '14

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Off-Campus Housing Unnecessary

There are very few options for off-campus housing, but housing is guaranteed all four years, and on-campus housing is hard to beat. If people do live off campus it is generally in their Greek house.

May 25, 2011

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Off-Campus Housing at Dartmouth College

someoneelse452

Mechanical Engineering '12

4.6

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Available If You Want It

If you want to live off-campus, there are many options available. It's a little cheaper than living on-campus. On-campus housing is really nice though, so most students choose to live on campus. Students who live on-campus can almost always get a single or an on-campus apartment (the apartments are four singles and two bathrooms with a living room and a kitchen).

Mar 10, 2011

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